Posts tagged with Mantua

Last Updated: Feb. 20, 2016 · 9:50 p.m.

West Philly’s Mantua neighborhood was declared a “Promise Zone” back in 2014. Has it made any difference?

This torched van got a parking ticket because the PPA is ridiculous

A fire-ravaged van in West Philly still managed to rack up a violation.

13 people escaped from a row home collapse in Mantua. Pictures could still be seen hanging on the wall.

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Mantua residents are worried about the effects of herbicides Amtrak sprayed into their yards

Neighborhoods

The story behind the Spring Garden Bridge mural

The area in West Philly where "Corktown" once was.

Neighborhoods

The end of Corktown, a long-gone West Philly Irish neighborhood

White flight and the rise of Mantua

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West Philly’s Mantua neighborhood was declared a “Promise Zone” back in 2014. Has it made any difference?

This torched van got a parking ticket because the PPA is ridiculous

13 people escaped from a row home collapse in Mantua. Pictures could still be seen hanging on the wall.

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Mantua residents are worried about the effects of herbicides Amtrak sprayed into their yards

The story behind the Spring Garden Bridge mural

The end of Corktown, a long-gone West Philly Irish neighborhood